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US9178644B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9178644-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213650976-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jan 27, 2012 |
| Publication date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
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An apparatus comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine a plurality of available wavelengths that are available to transmit data over an optical network comprising a plurality of downstream nodes, select a plurality of encoding wavelengths from the available wavelengths, wherein the encoding wavelengths are a subset of the available wavelengths, apply a plurality of relative power levels to the encoding wavelengths, and encode the data using the encoding wavelengths and the relative power levels, wherein the encoding wavelengths and the relative power levels dictate the switching behavior of the downstream nodes when the data is received by the downstream nodes.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a splitter configured to split an optical signal into a first optical portion and a second optical portion; a polarization controller configured to separate the first optical portion into third portions based on optical polarizations; a plurality of resonator rings; a plurality of power evaluator devices directly coupled to the resonator rings and, when working with the resonator rings, configured to: determine whether energy…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9178644B2 cover?
- An apparatus comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine a plurality of available wavelengths that are available to transmit data over an optical network comprising a plurality of downstream nodes, select a plurality of encoding wavelengths from the available wavelengths, wherein the encoding wavelengths are a subset of the available wavelengths, apply a plurality o…
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- Futurewei Technologies Co, Futurewei Technologies Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04Q11/0005. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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